(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
conference room; council room
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
perception; sensing; noticing
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to lean against; to set against
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
number; number plate; license plate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
member of the upper house; senator
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
this world; this life; world of the living
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity