surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
schedule; program; calendar
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
home; household; family; hearth
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
as planned; according to plan
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
elder sister; older female friend
to become hoarse; to become husky
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
again; once more; a second time
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to lose heart; to lose motivation
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
enterprise; business; company; corporation
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...