matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to look around; to survey
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
specialization; specialisation
originally; by nature; from the start
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with