surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
journal; magazine; periodical
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at