on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
duty; function; office; mission; task
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
mailbox; mail box; email box
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.)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
quotation; citation; reference
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Post-it®; Post-it note; sticky note
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
conviction; belief; confidence
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
possible; likely; probable
street; quarter; district; area
the opposite direction; the other way
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
one's share; one's portion
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
long ago; previous; of a former age
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
no need to guess; certainly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)