collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.); cargo booking
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
first anniversary of a person's death
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
while alive; during one's lifetime
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to hand over; to surrender
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
living by oneself; living alone
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
determination; resolution
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to be needed; to be wanted
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to make a speech; to address