today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
impossible to do (although wants to)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
made of aluminum (aluminium)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
here and there; everywhere
future (usually near); prospects
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
the place for; the time for; the level of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
since when; from when; how long
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically