top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
relation; connection; relevance
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
affidavit; deposition; testimony
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
memory; ability to remember
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
domestic affairs; internal administration
to have troubles; to have concerns
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
couch; bench; ottoman; settee