blank column; blank space
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
no, not like that (but like this)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
in this manner; in this way; like this
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
had better ...; had better not ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
technology; technique; technical
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
short pause; short interval
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
existence; possession; having; limited company
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech