stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
preference; priority; precedence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you could say; you might say; verging on the
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ring; band; ring; circum-
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
adds force or indicates command
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
beginning; outset; first; onset
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile