previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
trial product; prototype model
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
material; substance; matter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
lack of a warranty (products, etc.); lack of security (e.g. loan)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
insurance payout; insurance money
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of