forwarding agent; carrier
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
sincere; honest; faithful
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
squad leader; group leader; team leader
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
no sleep or rest; working day and night
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
race (of people); type of person
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to make a list; to enumerate
multiplication table; times table
and (also); both ... and; as well as
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque