index finger; forefinger; second toe
at the last moment; this late in the game
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
administration; government; administrator; governor
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cares; ill feeling; reserve
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to be too numerous; to be too much
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
how; in what way; by what means
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
new government; new administration
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
garden (esp. with trees); park
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
being somewhat excited (agitated)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled