to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
private affairs; personal matter
(one's) quota; assignment
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
cooperation; collaboration
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
the other day; a few days ago
trouble; bother; annoyance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
failure; mistake; blunder
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
beginning; outset; first; onset
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK