speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
business; trade; operations; sales
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
government office; public office
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
time; hour; period; class
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
welcome!; nice to see you!
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
elder sister; older female friend
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend