vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to become clear; to be made public
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
curiosity; inquisitiveness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
general idea; concept; notion
to differ; to vary; to disagree
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to concern; to be related
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
the other day; a few days ago
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
you could say; you might say; verging on the
second day of the month; two days
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)