pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
business use; business purposes
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
product; commodity; merchandise
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
seeds; producer-driven solutions; ideas, products, services, etc. proposed by a company to consumers
business conditions; business category; line of business
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
one person; another name; nickname; alias
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
along the river; riverside
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
identifiable; personalized
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to read smoothly; to skim
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)