immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
cache; place to hide something
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
administrator; director; commissioner
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try