courteous; decorous; polite
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
the other day; a few days ago
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trouble; bother; annoyance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
acceleration; speeding up
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
development; exploitation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
technique; art; skill; move
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
at a moment's notice; readily
polish; improvement; burnishing
inventory; stock; goods; list