seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
family; members of a family
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
leather shoes; leather boots
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
outside the country; abroad
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)