person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
considerably; fairly; quite
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
beginning; outset; first; onset
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cheap article; poor quality article
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study