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.)
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 ...
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to look down on; to make light of