transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to smile (at); to grin (at)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
surveillance system; monitoring system
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
such; like that; that sort of
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to increase; to add to; to augment
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...