state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
bento; Japanese box lunch
police; police officer; police station
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
incident; affair; happening; event
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
maternity leave; paternity leave
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
three; three years of age
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
go that far; to that extent
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
somehow; for some reason or other
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
verbal message; word (from someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus