but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
time; hour; period; class
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
in comparison to; rather than
reading aloud; recitation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
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...
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
passengers getting on and off (a train)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Japan's best; number one in Japan
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
use; utilization; utilisation; application
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dual personality; split personality
writing; composition; essay; sentence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to make a speech; to address
myself; yourself; I; me; you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of