intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
such; this sort of; like this
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
function; facility; faculty; feature
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions