monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
all present; all concerned; all of us
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
while; during; while; although; all; both
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)
by myself; in person; by oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
four (long cylindrical things)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess