to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
place; situation; position; location
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(navigable) canal; waterway
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
of course; certainly; naturally
account (e.g. for an online service)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
duty; function; office; mission; task
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
way; method; means; resource; course
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
that's the way it is; such is life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)