near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
together; at the same time; same; identical
without; but if; otherwise; or else
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
moment by moment; hour by hour
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
set meal; special (of the day)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
relatively; comparatively
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
down to earth; reasonable
door; gate; opening; title page
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest