abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
success or failure; outcome; result
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
trouble; bother; annoyance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
present (brought by a visitor); gift
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate