near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
river; stream; River; the ... river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at work; in the midst of work; working
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how; in what way; by what means
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
English conversation; school for English conversation
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect