at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
candidate (for an election)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
duty; obligation; responsibility
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
now that you say that; now that you mention it
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
foreign; abroad; overseas
Japanese person; Japanese people
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)