new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sales; selling; marketing
woman; female; feminine gender
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)