most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
piece; fragment; one (object)
work; business; company; study
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
study; diligence; discount; reduction
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
until now; so far; up to the present
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
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
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely