mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it is I who should say so
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to be needed; to be wanted
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
university of arts; arts college
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling