expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
limited; restricted; constrained
negotiations; discussions; connection
considerably; fairly; quite
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
imagination; supposition; guess
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to happen to hear; to overhear
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
absence due to illness; sick leave
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
(necessary) personnel; required person
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat