section manager; section chief
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
woman; female; feminine gender
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
phone duty; being on call
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
just; fair; proper; reasonable