this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
police officer; policeman; policewoman
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
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)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in comparison to; rather than
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
all; entire; whole; altogether
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
don't you think?; indicates question
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
different opinion; objection
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
as (for); for; in the capacity of
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
materials; data; document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
construction; establishment