author; writer; novelist; artist
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
study; research; investigation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
newspaper reporter; print journalist
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
time; hour; period; class
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(another's) daughter; young lady
please; somehow or other; one way or another