representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
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?")
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
consideration; taking into account
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
button (clothing); push-button; button
living; lifestyle; living room
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?