cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
having said that; on the other hand
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
established practice; custom
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
what day?; what day of the week?
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
gem; jewel; precious stone
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine