gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to raise one's voice; to shout
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
both; both sides; both parties
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
commerce; trade; business
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to lend an ear to; to listen to
call; summons; convening; convocation
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
number of persons; personnel
general mobilization; full mobilization
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
information leak; data breach
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
for this very reason; that is exactly why
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
credibility; trustworthiness
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)