to ascertain; to check; to make sure
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
welcome!; nice to see you!
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
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; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
main question; real issue at hand
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
best photograph; best shot
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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