staff member; employee; worker; personnel
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie down; to throw oneself down
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
door; gate; opening; title page
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time