important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
value; worth; virtue; blessing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be prolonged; to drag on
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
health care services provided by health insurance
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
fourth day of the month; four days
second day of the month; two days
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rather; sooner; preferably
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner