funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to face; to go towards; to head towards
how; in what way; how about; questionable
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
just a minute; small quantity
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
that's the way it is; such is life
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
victory or defeat; victory and defeat