indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
authenticity; credibility
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
maid; helper; help; assistance
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
good; goodness; right; virtue
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be found; to be discovered
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
point in common; common feature
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down