near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
public holiday; celebration (of)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the other day; lately; recently
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly