to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
story; tale; talk; discussion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
first meeting; first interview with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
running (an article); carrying; printing; registration; record; listing
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)