crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
otherwise; if not; or else
without; but if; otherwise; or else
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
seasoning; flavour; flavor
difference; variation; difference
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
question; inquiry; enquiry
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
index finger; forefinger; second toe
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to cut corners; to be shoddy
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
(senior) managing director
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
silence (not speaking); muteness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to turn towards; to point