top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
materials; data; document
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
beginning; outset; first; onset
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
foreign; abroad; overseas
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
planning; project; plan; design
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at work; in the midst of work; working
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
guardian; protector; patron; parent
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman