nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
study; diligence; discount; reduction
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
time; hour; period; class