same; similar; (just) like; equal
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
settlement; solution; resolution
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to subsist; to keep on living
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
empirical; from experience
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
study; diligence; discount; reduction
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
beyond this point; from now on; after this
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
outside one's jurisdiction
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
individual; private person; personal; private
meaning; significance; sense
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
advanced level; high grade; senior
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
correction; revision; amendment