company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
carving; engraving; sculpture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
human rights; civil liberties
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to move (house); to change residence
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease