responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
black-market channels; illegal channels
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unidentifiable; unidentified
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
woman; female; feminine gender
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
living room (Western style); sitting room