iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
3000; three thousand; many
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement