occasional; infrequent; rare
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ...
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
by means of; due to; because of; according to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
letter; missive; note; mail
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
study; research; investigation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one large ...; a great ...