time; season; period; phase; stage
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(some) more; even more; longer; further
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly