to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
company; corporation; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
tail (animal); tail end; tip
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
chair; stool; post; office; position
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
hello; good day; good afternoon
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
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 work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate