observation; survey; watching
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
returning from school; going home from school
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to say; to be called; to do
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to do together; to share; to participate in
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be helpful; to be useful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency