holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
simultaneous; all at once
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
every year; yearly; annually
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
last business day of the year
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
third day of the month; three days
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
suffix for familiar person
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr