duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
all night long; all through the night
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to gather; to collect; to assemble
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
main street; avenue; boulevard
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
innumerable; countless; numberless
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned