irritating; aggravating; upsetting
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(not) even once; (not) ever
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
conference room; council room
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
chair; stool; post; office; position
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to pierce through; to break through
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)