strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
door; gate; opening; title page
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
business hours; opening hours; office hours
cookware; cooking utensil
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to bury; to embed; to implant
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
packed and sterilised food; retort pack