to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
patterns of thinking; train of thought
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
divining sticks; counting; calculation
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to leave word; to leave a message
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
offense and defense; offence and defence
good (place to leave off); convenient
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
admiration; wonder; astonishment
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave as is; to ignore
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
good bye; I'm off; see you later