time; hour; period; class
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lost article; something forgotten
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
first calligraphy of the year
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
winter vacation; winter holidays
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
by myself; in person; by oneself
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
overseas assignment; overseas posting
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
company housing; housing provided by one's company
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)