to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
very; much; greatly; a lot of
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
such; this sort of; like this
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to recall; to remember; to recollect
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)