rest period; intermission; break time; recess
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
preface; introduction; preamble
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
outer; outerwear; overgarment
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
twice; again; second time
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to withdraw money; to take money out
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
choices; alternatives; options
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
horizontally striped shirt; border shirt
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid