in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
finding employment; getting a job
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
mass communication; mass media
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
government office; government agency; authorities
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
participant; entrant; player; competitor
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point