one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
storehouse; warehouse; godown
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
generation; lifetime; age
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
several times; once or twice
period of youth; while young
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks