reason; cause; history; origin
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be relieved; to feel relieved
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
sterilization; sterilisation
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
display shelf; display case
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
nature of one's business; business instinct
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
construction; establishment
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
secrecy; highly classified information
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups