reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
looking pale; looking unwell
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
absolutely; positively; decidedly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
to make an appearance; to show up
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus