serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to pluck; to pick; to tear
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
final conclusion; end product
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
insight; power of observation
role; part; job; assignment
to take (be in) charge of
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
a glance; a look; a glimpse
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
jumping to a wrong conclusion
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
that's true; of course; obviously
don't you think?; indicates question
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)