honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
questionnaire; survey; poll
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
compilation; editing; recording
program (e.g. TV); programme
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
if it is the case that ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
authority; power; influence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
directions; instructions; orders; command
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
young girl; lass; adolescent female
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
massing (of troops); gathering