standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
namely; that is (to say); in other words
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
in the same way as; just like
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
interior; inside; internal
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to keep watch; to stand guard
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
leaving everything up to someone else
management; administration; operation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
family; relatives; dependents; household
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point