front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
number of persons; personnel
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to grant someone's request
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
promising without due consideration
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
family name; lineage; birth; clan
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
continuation; succession; series
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
as soon as possible; ASAP
after school (at the end of the day)