pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
distinction; differentiation; classification
surname; family name; last name
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
ex post facto report; report after the event
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
surely; certainly; without doubt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said