(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
home area; home town; local
friction; discord; strife
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to be talented; to be able
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
small profits; low interest
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
toast; congratulatory cup
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
aim; goal; prospect; outlook