each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how many months?; how long?
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
killing two birds with one stone
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to send or direct a person to
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
man; male; masculine gender
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
body and soul; mind and body
it's been a long time; long time no see
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
Europe and America; the West
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter