voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
follower; follower (on social media)
time; hour; period; class
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
first calligraphy of the year
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
winter vacation; winter holidays
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to change (one's clothes)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
by myself; in person; by oneself
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
overseas assignment; overseas posting
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
yen (currency of Japan); circle
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
company housing; housing provided by one's company
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside