to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account