special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
oracle; revelation; divine message
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
now; the present time; just now; another; more
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
climax; peak; zenith; apex
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
don't you think?; indicates question
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
state capital; provincial capital; county town
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while