(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
that's the way it is; such is life
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
digital voice recorder; field recorder
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
offender; criminal; culprit
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking