hello; good day; good afternoon
to work hard; to make an effort
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
funny story; funny anecdote
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
tail (animal); tail end; tip