until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
maid; helper; help; assistance
time; hour; period; class
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
preparations for returning (home)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old