medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dictaphone; dictation system
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
illegal; illicit; unlawful
trial; judgement; judgment
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
court (of law); courtroom
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
enterprise; business; company; corporation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age