unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
countermeasure; counter-measure
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
time; season; period; phase; stage
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
relation; connection; relevance
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
competent; suitable; qualified
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple