just a minute; small quantity
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
had better ...; had better not ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to half-rise to one's feet
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one thin flat object; one sheet
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
accurate; correct; precise; exact
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings