work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
several people; a few people
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
group; party; team; squad; section
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy