various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to become settled; to be fixed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
summit meeting; top-level conference
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to order; to command; to appoint
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
document; official papers
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
confidentially; privately; off the record
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
beforehand; in advance; previously
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash