explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to shake; to waver; to tremble
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
tool; implement; means; furniture
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prohibition; inhibition; ban
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
management; administration; operation
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
matter of time; question of time
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to call again; to call someone back
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed