already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
notice; attention; observation
factory; plant; mill; workshop
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
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
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
impossible; unlikely; improbable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that