start-up company; venture business
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
finding employment; getting a job
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how many months?; how long?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
annual (plant); first-year student
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
store interior; inside of a shop
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)