middle of the night; dead of night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
company; corporation; workplace
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
rather; better; instead; if anything
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
just the other day; quite recently
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at that time; in those days
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
offering to the Buddha (often rice)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
campground; campsite; camping-ground
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to