number one; first; best; most; game; round
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
surroundings; environs; circumference
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about