rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
match (to light fire with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to throw into; to toss into
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
this world; this life; world of the living
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to repeat; to do something over again
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
amount of money; sum of money
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost