to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
androgynous; gender-neutral
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
best photograph; best shot
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
writing; composition; essay; sentence
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be worried; to be troubled
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to be silent; to say nothing