(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
direct control; direct supervision
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common