existence; possession; having; limited company
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
bill (at a restaurant); check
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
preparation; arrangements
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
bribe; sweetener; douceur
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp