to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
scale; scope; plan; structure
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
soon; shortly; before long
copier; copy machine; photocopier
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)