notice; attention; observation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
extremely dangerous; full of peril
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
conference room; council room
tall figure; high stature
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
strong pressure; heavy pressure
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
stagnation; hindrance; delay
function; facility; faculty; feature
casual speech; peer language; informal language
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
business; trade; operations; sales
general secretary (of a party, union, etc.); secretary-general; chief secretary
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression