fee; charge; rate; material
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
two persons; two people; pair; couple
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and; thereupon; because of that
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
temporary retirement; suspension from office
for some (unspecified) reason
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance