flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
person of culture; cultured person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; freight; shipping
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
space (room, area, outer space)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
bowing (a string instrument)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to fold up; to fold into layers
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?