cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
estimate (of costs); budget
way of justification, sorting, etc.
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
reader; (website) visitor
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being very busy; busyness
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
settlement; solution; resolution
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
natural; reasonable; understandable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
inspection; examination; checking
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
document; official papers
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in