to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
society; company; the public; the world
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
having said that; on the other hand
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
God; god; ace; king; superior person
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
game arcade; video arcade
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
right; correct; proper; righteous; just