seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
imagination; supposition; guess
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
that's the way it is; such is life
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
mountain climber; mountaineer
student (esp. a university student)
university student; college student
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
foreign; abroad; overseas
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
major subject; special study