in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
reason; cause; circumstances
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
overwork; working too hard
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
change; alteration; modification
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution