to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
beforehand; in advance; previously
last night; yesterday evening
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
article; news story; report; account
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shopping; purchased goods
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
time; hour; period; class
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with