copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
last week; the week before
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
parking area for bicycles
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
being good-for-nothing; useless person
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
minimum; at the very least
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated