announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
how; in what way; how about; questionable
one thin flat object; one sheet
only; merely; but; no more than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)