(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
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
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
summer vacation; summer holiday
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
suffix for familiar person
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek