honorific/polite/humble prefix
both (people); the two of them
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
strategy meeting; council of war
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
such ... as; or some such
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
what kind of; what sort of; what
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge