ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
ability; capability; skill
man of incorruptible character
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
place; situation; position; location
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to telephone; to make a phone call
connections; contacts; influence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
every evening; every night
being settled; coming to a conclusion
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
weather forecast; weather report
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
(Catholic) church; cathedral
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
haberdashery; sundries store