appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
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)
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
name; given name; first name
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
business trip; official trip
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(airport) terminal building
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to