lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how; in what way; how about
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
woman; female; feminine gender
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to be profitable; to yield a profit
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
public hall; community center; community centre
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story