distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
grudge; complaint; reproach
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
adds force or indicates command
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
master; teacher; stable master
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to increase; to add to; to augment
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case