point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
speech and conduct; words and deeds
mask; disguise; guise; mask
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but