bureau director; office chief
headquarters; head office; main office
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
surveillance camera; security camera
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
running as fast as one can
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)