to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
specialization; specialisation
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
routine work; everyday work
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
particular; hard to please; fussy
reading partway; leaving half-read
monthly publication; monthly issue
favourite book; favorite book
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
impulse purchase; impulse buying; on-the-spot purchase
core; core; hardcore; all-out
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
interruption; suspension; break
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
written request; written demand
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
priority; order of precedence
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
memory; ability to remember
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin