sick person; patient; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
summer vacation; summer holiday
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
stairs; stairway; staircase
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
how many years; how long; what year
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
increase (in an amount of money)
House of Councillors election; upper house election
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
ordinary citizen; the general public
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common