photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
myself; yourself; I; me; you
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
one thin flat object; one sheet
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(period of) a year; during an era
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a talk; to tell a story
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)