door (Western-style, car, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
button (clothing); push-button
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
police; police officer; police station
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
topic of discussion; agenda
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
writing; composition; essay; sentence
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in comparison to; rather than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance