holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
mass communication; mass media
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
separation; farewell; parting
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
official business; public business
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
every year; yearly; annually
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)