secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
primary school; elementary school; grade school
company president; manager; director
interview (e.g. for a job)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how; in what way; how about
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment