hello; good day; good afternoon
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
no, not like that (but like this)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
existence; being; presence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
government; administration; ministry
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
public relations section or department
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
national hero; hero of the nation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
about when; about what time; how soon
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency