store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
every year; yearly; annually
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to win and advance to the next round
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opinion; point of view; visual point
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
all present; all concerned; all of us
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
member (of a class); trainee; participant
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such