engagement; business; affair; use; need
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
just past noon; afternoon
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
besides; moreover; in addition
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
foreign; abroad; overseas
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to take charge during someone's absence
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
well versed; thorough knowledge
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication