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
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to lose sight of; to miss
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
life; living; I; me; student
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(social) class; rank; grade
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
Western food; Western-style food
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
sorry; excuse me; thank you