assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
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)
notice; attention; observation
item; article; dish; course; finest item
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
how; in what way; how about
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
production (e.g. play); direction
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
stolen goods; loot; spoils
now; the present time; just now; another; more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
thereupon; shortly thereafter
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK