bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
accurate; correct; precise; exact
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
literally; to the letter; literal
blank column; blank space
remaining quantity; residual quantity
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
advance payment; money paid in advance