to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
being very busy; busyness
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
time; hour; period; class
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...