to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to say; to be called; to do
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
from the beginning; from scratch
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
preference; priority; precedence
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
tedious; boring; being fed up with