at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
older employee who does not have much actual work
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
popular name; common name; given name
fragment; one of the group or party
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; talk; discussion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
innumerable; countless; numberless
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
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
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
drama; play; powerful drug
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays