headquarters; head office; main office
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
piece; fragment; one (object)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
metre; meter; meter; gauge
place; situation; position; location
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
intimacy; sexual intercourse
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
lovers' suicide; double suicide
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
climate and natural features (of a region)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sick person; patient; invalid