recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
by myself; in person; by oneself
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
clearing one's throat; cough
lost article; something forgotten
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
selling out; being sold out
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
financier (type of pastry)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll