to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
flour; meal; powder; heroin
headquarters; head office; main office
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
accomplishment; execution
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
greeting; a fine thing to say
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
political measures; policy