company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
state of mind; mentality; psychology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(written) work; book; writings
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
article; news story; report; account
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
large number (of); many; majority