to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
advance; moving forward; progress
the place for; the time for; the level of
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
not caring; not giving a damn
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to