betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
baking at a high temperature; firing (pottery); calcination
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
general; popular; common; typical
cooking; food preparation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
difference; variation; difference
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
porcelain; china; chinaware
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
depending on; dependent on
price; cost; value; worth; value
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
for this very reason; that is exactly why