front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
name; given name; first name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dancing or jumping for joy
company; corporation; workplace
storehouse; warehouse; godown
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to turn towards; to point
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
newspaper reporter; print journalist
weekly publication; weekly magazine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon