disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
future (usually near); prospects
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to put one's hand on; to touch
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
competent; suitable; qualified
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out