wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
library (usu. single-room); small library
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
counter for books; volume
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
one part; one portion; one section
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
the whole day; all the day