to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to change (one's clothes)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
clerk; office worker; office staff
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
already; now; no longer; not any more
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing