time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
headquarters; head office; main office
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
throughout; all through; right through
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
go that far; to that extent
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
please (give me); please (do for me)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade