uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to hang (something) on the wall
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)