acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to close (one's eyes); to shut
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
scandal; deplorable event
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
woman; female; feminine gender
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mental; spiritual; emotional