counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
pre-cut (e.g. of timber before taken to building site)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
wooden house; woodframe house
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
ground plan; plane figure
computer-aided manufacturing; CAM
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
purse; change purse; wallet
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of