section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how; in what way; how about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)