unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
leadership; initiative; spearhead
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
just one person; only one
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable