plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
schedule; program; calendar
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
evolved form; developed form
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
control; management (e.g. of a business)
all; entire; whole; altogether
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
called; known as; that; to say
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion