service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
just the other day; quite recently
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
number of copies; circulation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to watch steadily; to stare
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
hard struggle; strenuous effort
modernization; modernisation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
reform; reformation; reorganization
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
unexpectedly; surprisingly
news; word; tidings; omen
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)