to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
go that far; to that extent
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
future (usually near); prospects
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
article; news story; report; account
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
explanation; interpretation
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage