background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
had better ...; had better not ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seasoning; flavour; flavor
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
antiquity; the previous era
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be greedy; to devour greedily
every person; each one; everybody
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize