secondary; of secondary importance
to peel; to skin; to pare
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
long distance relationship
to teach; to take a teaching job
world history; international history
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
within; inside of; less than
closing time; lockup; curfew
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
often; frequently; again and again
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
smallish; on the small side
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
though one didn't intend (expect) to
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
several sheets (flat objects)
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation