place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
very loud volume; megavolume
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
social page (of newspaper); local news page
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
article; news story; report; account
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
university hospital; teaching hospital
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
future (usually near); prospects
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval