present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to refuse; to decline; to deny
quitting while one is ahead
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
postcard; memo; note; card
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
materials; data; document
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
being in one's room (office, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
with these words; while saying