clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(initial) setup; installation
air of (deliberate) imperfection (esp. in make-up)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by myself; in person; by oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)