habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
reaching others' ears; publicity
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
vi (text editor); viscosity index
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
artifact; artefact; excavated article; archaeological find
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
opinion; intention; thought
annotation; explanatory note; comment
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
expressing one's mind; speaking out
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
new and old; incoming and outgoing
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
colouring; coloring; colorant
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
reinforcement; strengthening
(necessary) personnel; required person
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam