empirical; from experience
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
business; trade; operations; sales
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
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
how long; how far; how much
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage