heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
as (for); for; in the capacity of
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
injured person; wounded person; casualty
several times; several degrees
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup