operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
corridor; hallway; passageway
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
place; situation; position; location
two persons; two people; pair; couple
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
time; hour; period; class
on one hand; on the other hand
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
depiction; description; portrayal
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
top hundred; hundred best
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)