to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
in succession; one by one
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
young person; youth; young
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
sovereign; emperor; monarch
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
scoundrel; rascal; villain
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to get hungry; to become hungry
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
centre of attention; center of attention
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits