fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
suffix for familiar person
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
pride; boast; credit (to)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
experimental; provisional