to cut corners; to be shoddy
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
standard; set; routine; decided
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
beyond human understanding