estimate (of costs); budget
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
million seller; book, record, etc. which sells a million copies
author; writer; novelist; artist
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
please (give me); please (do for me)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities