thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
number of persons; personnel
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
refinement; narrowing-down
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
hot topic; talk of the town
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
colonnade; row of columns
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
weave; weaving; woven item
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
persistence; single-mindedness
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp