gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
failure; mistake; blunder
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this world; this life; world of the living
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
space (room, area, outer space)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
just past noon; afternoon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)