cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
public relations section or department
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
some people; a few people; several people
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
family; members of a family
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
verbal message; word (from someone)
to summon; to get used to call
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing