office building; office complex
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
working adult; full-fledged member of society
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
around the clock; day and night
degenerate; pervert; deviant
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
now that you say that; now that you mention it
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
businessman; industrialist
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
rather; sooner; preferably
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords