welcome!; nice to see you!
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
please; somehow or other; one way or another
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief