to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be helpful; to be useful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
time; season; period; phase; stage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
greater than ...; bigger ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
action; operation; effect; function
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to begin; to set about; to start
forcibly; against one's will
participation; joining; entry; adherence
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful