chief; main; principal; major
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
metal fittings; metal fixtures
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
finish; finishing; finishing touches
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
moisture; humidity; dampness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
book making (binding, publishing)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
three; three years of age