worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
comic books; comics; comic; comical
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to be needed; to be wanted
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
key performer; last performer of the day
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
preservation; retainment; keeping
materials; data; document
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
installation (esp. software)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
what time; (lit.) which hour
good (place to leave off); convenient
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
elementary; basic; rudimentary
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety