general affairs department (bureau); executive section
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to say; to be called; to do
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
such; this sort of; like this
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
interior; inside; internal
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat