top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
secret; private; surreptitious
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
soccer club (at a school); football club
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
form; shape; figure; visage
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
tail (animal); tail end; tip
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)