to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
railroad; railway; rail transport
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
younger people; future generations
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
otherwise; or else; if not
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
switching over to; migration; transition
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to become pale; to turn pale
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
any more; any further; any better; any longer
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to shake one's head (in denial)
to correct oneself; to restate
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial