being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
almost; roughly; approximately
above; going steadily upward
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
divorce; dissolution of adoption
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category