satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
evening; last night; yesterday evening
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
accurate; correct; precise; exact
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
meaning; significance; sense
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
senior high school; high school
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to increase; to add to; to augment
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
question; inquiry; enquiry
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
deposit; payment; money received; money due