honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be silent; to say nothing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
safety administration; safety control; safety management
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
trustee; councillor (councilor)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
influence; clout; leverage
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
at that time; in those days
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
thereupon; shortly thereafter
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre