office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
in that way; like that; that way
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
maker; builder; creator; farmer
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
consideration; taking into account
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
suggestion; hint; implication
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
each (every) time; whenever