recently; lately; these days
succession; continuation; series; sequence
parliamentarian; member of a congress
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
serious; not joking; straight
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
groundless; entirely contrary to fact