important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
regular pay; fixed salary
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
had better ...; had better not ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
consideration; taking into account
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
impossible to do (although wants to)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
together; at the same time; same; identical
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)