management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood