main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
living room (Japanese-style)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
black-and-white television
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(positive) economic effect
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
review; reconsideration; revision
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance