stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
(distinction of) sex; gender
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to polish up; to shine up
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
this; our; right; justice; checking account
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
criticism; critique; review; commentary
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
arrest; apprehension; capture
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to show up; to appear; to turn up
sign; indication; omen; symptom
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)