within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
how; in what way; how about
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
paid vacation; paid holiday
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
license; licence; permission; driver's license
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
please (give me); please (do for me)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she