card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
what time; (lit.) which hour
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
conversely; on the contrary
decrease; reduction; decline
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
hospitalization; hospitalisation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
national character; regional character
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
first meeting; first interview with
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
way; course; the only way
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to be too numerous; to be too much
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
word game; wordplay; playing with words