origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
rice field used to grow wheat
newspaper reporter; print journalist
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
point in common; common feature
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sports ground; sports oval
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you