greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
association; society; organization; organisation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
open every day of the year
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
night watch; night guard; night shift
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
literature; books (reference); document
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la