-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
doctors; teachers; lawyers
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
how; in what way; how about