previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
negotiations; discussions; connection
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
environment; circumstance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence