essence; true nature; substance; reality
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
special training; intensive training; crash course
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
one large ...; a great ...
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
mail; postal matter; postal item
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
all; entire; whole; altogether
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
large hospital; major hospital
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons