seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
human relations; personal relationships
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
preparation; arrangements
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
trivial; not amounting to much
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just