preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
third day of the month; three days
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
government office; public office