to pause; to have a short intermission
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
moment; brief space of time
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
patting; stroking; caressing
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
journey time; travelling time; travel time; transit time; run time
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation