time; hour; period; class
offender; criminal; culprit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
is that so?; I see; right; oh
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
central government office; head office; this office
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason