purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
living by oneself; living alone
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
at least; at most; (even) just
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
serious; not joking; straight
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various