a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
health; healthy; sound; fit
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to refer to; to use as reference
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
writing on someone's behalf
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
history of; experience of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump