introduction; presentation; referral; listing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
article; news story; report; account
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
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
testimony; (verbal) evidence