surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
right to know; right to access information
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
deep inside; innermost place
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
very much; exceedingly; extremely
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to move forward; to move on
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
being in one's room (office, etc.)
to do together; to share; to participate in