happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be surprised; to be astonished
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until now; so far; up to the present
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
suffix for familiar person
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
enterprise; business; company; corporation
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
job hunting; job searching