every month; each month; monthly
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
only recently; just of late
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
at least; at most; (even) just
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to dye; to colour; to color
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter