loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
convenient; handy; useful
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
nothing but; none other than
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to eat too much; to overeat
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
sanction; approval; decision
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
human resources; man-power resources
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; pretense
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
coquetry; flirtatiousness; flattery
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to try to do; to attempt to do
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
worthy of special mention
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation