or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
transactions; dealings; business
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
our country; our land; one's own country
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
popular person; favorite; favourite
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
bank robbery; bank robber
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)