a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
main question; real issue at hand
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
proposal; proposition; suggestion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; situation; position; location
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
just a minute; small quantity
man; male; masculine gender
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
connection; link; relationship
to find out; to discover; to locate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)