shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Island; insula; island; islet
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
control; management (e.g. of a business)
safety department; security department
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
covered with; stained; smeared
woman; female; feminine gender
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
government service; the bureaucracy
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
research division; inquiry section
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
in person; personally; directly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sorry; excuse me; thank you
board of directors; board of trustees
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable