ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
incident; affair; happening; event
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
composite; combined; complex
copier; copy machine; photocopier
Yakult (probiotics company)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
postman; postwoman; postal delivery worker
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
government office; government agency; authorities
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
minimum; at the very least
each; (arch.) you (plural)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate