consultation; consulting; consul
book; volume; this; present; main; head
society; the world; the times
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
standing; reserve; always having ready
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
abuse; misuse; perversion
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
exchanging business cards
ordinary citizen; the general public
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
the way back; the way home; return trip
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
at work; in the midst of work; working
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
self-branding; personal branding
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sense of values; values; value system
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming