reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
(terrorist) suicide bombing
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
normalization; normalisation
unimportant details; inessentials
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
pending question; unresolved problem
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
the matter you have been talking about
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
daytime; noon; broad daylight
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
old couple; elderly couple
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
period of time; time slot; time zone
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73