this world; this life; world of the living
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to polish up; to shine up
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
creation; generation; formation; derivation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball