company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to say; to tell; to state; to do
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
angelica (any herb of the genus Angelica, esp. garden angelica, Angelica archangelica)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
even if not; even without
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)