character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
junior high school student; middle school pupil
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
liaison officer; public relations man
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
chief executive officer; CEO
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy