senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
meeting hall; assembly hall
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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 say; to be called; to do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
number one; first; best; most; game; round