purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
secretariat; executive office
questionnaire; survey; poll
interested person; volunteer; supporter
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
open; public; official; overt
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to become better; to improve
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
being very busy; busyness