preference; priority; precedence
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
leading; guiding; commanding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to throw into; to toss into
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shopping area within a train station
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
false nose; artificial nose
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
such a thing; something like that
when it becomes; when it comes to
incident; affair; happening; event
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me