president (of a society); chairman
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
maternity leave; paternity leave
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to grow up; to become an adult
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
worst; worst-case (scenario)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to discuss; to talk together
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is not (like that) either
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
technique; art; skill; move