direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
almost; roughly; approximately
perfect; complete; flawless
grade; class; degree; magnitude
marking; grading; scoring
government service; the bureaucracy
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
item; something that one "just has to have"
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
together; at the same time; same; identical
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pronunciation; production of sound
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
it is not (like that) either
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
genuine article; real thing; real deal