check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
please; somehow or other; one way or another
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
than; from; out of; except; but; more
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
optimist; easy-going person
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
war; fighting; fierce competition