present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
if you do this; if this is the case
going through; going via; going by way of
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
middle of the night; dead of night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
literally; to the letter; literal
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver