other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
company; corporation; workplace
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
waste of time; killing time
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement