matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(social) position; status
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
if so; in that case; in that situation
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
distant; remote; isolated
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in person; personally; directly
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
at work; in the midst of work; working
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
(your) daughter; young woman