the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
mental; spiritual; emotional
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
schedule; program; programme; agenda
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forcibly; against one's will
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
flustered; confused; panicked
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
extreme sadist; very sadistic
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to understand; to make out
surely; certainly; without doubt
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
product; produce; result; fruit
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect