which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
instead; but (on the other hand)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
in one's own way or style
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
story; tale; talk; discussion
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification