to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
optimization; optimisation
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
what do you want?; can I help you?
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
the other day; a few days ago
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
intelligence network; information network
matter of time; question of time
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
opinion; intention; thought
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
rubbing one's hands together
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting