thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
death penalty; capital punishment
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
while being out of the office or away from home
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to put someone to trouble
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
another day; some other day
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
morning; forenoon; just before noon
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
difference; disparity; gap
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers