top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to let an opportunity slip
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a talk; to tell a story
periodic; regular; routine
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
space; interval; space character; whitespace
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
at that time; in those days
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
true character; true heart; true spirit
on the occasion of; at the time of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
frequency (of occurrence)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
beginning; outset; first; onset
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sincere; honest; faithful
sincere; earnest; serious
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to accord someone every courtesy
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)