major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
president (of a society); chairman
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
function; facility; faculty; feature
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
no!; no no!; no, not at all
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
society; the world; the times
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?