to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
man; male; masculine gender
to collect; to assemble; to gather
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to attack; to assault; to assail
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
story; tale; talk; discussion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
keep up your strength; chin up!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to this extent; to this degree; this much
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember