call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
summit meeting; top-level conference
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
elementary level; beginner level
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
another thing; other things; another man's property
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
illegal; illicit; unlawful
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
ingredient; component; composition
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure