near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
piece; fragment; one (object)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
per person; per capita; per head
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(period of) a year; during an era
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
marking; grading; scoring
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to be surprised; to be astonished
festival; feast; carnival