temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
order; directive; instructions; command
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
allocation; assignment; allotment
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper
to feel depressed; to be down
breadwinner; biggest earner
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
self-control; self-restraint