first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to prevent; to take precautions
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
decision; determination; resolution
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
depending on; dependent on
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
good (place to leave off); convenient
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
nice; likeable; desirable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up