expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
study; research; investigation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
development; exploitation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that's the way it is; such is life
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
thousands; several thousand
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
had better ...; had better not ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
preparation; arrangements
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant