person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
only recently; just of late
if so; in that case; in that situation
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
nominal; in name only; titular
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
coexistence; living together
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
national border; provincial border
personification; impersonation; embodiment
direct control; direct supervision
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make one's rounds; to patrol
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
public institution; public organization; official body