bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
two persons; two people; pair; couple
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Japan's best; number one in Japan
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more