excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
meaning; significance; sense
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
woman; female; feminine gender
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be surprised; to be astonished
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
one's family (home) background (environment)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical