to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unique; individual; original; unusual
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
speaking voice; talking voice
section manager; section chief
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
continuation; succession; series
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
marriage between co-workers
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
infant; baby; little child