appointing to a responsible post; making much of
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
I see; that's right; indeed
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
no matter how much time passes
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
scale; scope; plan; structure
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
soft drink; refreshing drink
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cold room; refrigerated room; cold compartment (e.g. of a refrigerator)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
until now; so far; up to the present
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)