previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
temporary employment; temporary employee
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
rising; ascending; climbing
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; during; while; although; all; both
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
chilly; unpleasantly cold
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
immediately; at once; instantly
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
but; however; provided that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
flight; desertion; escape
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
outline; survey; compendium
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
another thing; exception; special case