throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
business; work; operations; service; duties
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance