duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
contract; compact; agreement
to waive one's right; to waive a right
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
the other day; a few days ago
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
process; course; mechanism
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
loss; defeat; counter for losses