one or two; a few; small number
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
one by one; one after another; successively
outline; summary; argument
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to run about; to rush about
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to bring; to take; to bring about
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
one thin flat object; one sheet
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fixed date; appointed day
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently