recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
way of talking; speaking style
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
2nd day of the month; two days
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
independence; self-reliance
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
simply; merely; only; solely
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
finding employment; getting a job
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)