office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
having no money; lack of money
even though; despite; when
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
everything; anything; nothing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time