form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
deed; act; work; performance
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
information transfer; information transmission
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
do not chase the one who leaves
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
real intention; true motive; true meaning
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
prison; jail; slammer; pen
a cut above; one step above
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion