wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
until now; so far; up to the present
two persons; two people; pair; couple
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
so; like this; in this way
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
rather; better; instead; if anything
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
all companies; each company
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
door; gate; opening; title page
pull; patronage; tug; discount
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
genuine; authentic; true; real
to recall; to remember; to recollect