statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
shower stall (without bathtub); enclosed shower; stand-alone shower
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
naturalization; naturalisation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
in proportion to; according to; depending on
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
influence; clout; leverage
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
blood relationship; blood relative
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge