assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
endurance; perseverance; patience
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
sad; wretched; deplorable
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
program (e.g. TV); programme
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
doctor's no-consultation day
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
popular name; common name; given name
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
beyond this point; from now on; after this
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
either way; in any case; one way or another
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)