counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
telecommunications; correspondence
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
just because; even if; even though
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
middle of the night; dead of night
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly