creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
in addition to; apart from
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
gem; jewel; precious stone
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
husband and wife; married couple
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion