management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to spread; to be propagated
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
foreign; abroad; overseas
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level