oral; verbal; spoken; parol
position; location; base; point; site
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
age thirty; one's thirties
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
blank column; blank space
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
trading card; collectible card
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
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)
what's what; heads or tails
from the beginning; from scratch
study; diligence; discount; reduction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
meaning; significance; sense
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately