strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
tacit; unspoken; implicit
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
commitment; pledge; promise
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
promising without due consideration
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
festival merrymaking; revelry
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
the government; Administration
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
throughput; processing power
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
alone; by oneself; on one's own
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
under one's eyes; below one's eyes