mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
within; inside of; less than
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so