pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
best regards; please take care of; please do
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
reason; cause; circumstances
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
arm; skill; efforts; ability
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)