close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
blue-chip stock; gilt-edged stock
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
while; even though; despite
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
shopping; purchased goods
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to attempt; to test; to try out
strength; power; proficiency; ability
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
head; brains; intellect; understanding
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...