safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how; in what way; by what means
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to discuss; to talk together
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
prefectural assembly member
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
deputy head teacher; vice principal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
knowing; (an) acquaintance
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
genuine article; real thing; real deal
time; hour; period; class
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)