publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
rather; better; instead; if anything
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
last week; the week before
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
completion; perfection; accomplishment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
curse; spell; malediction
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
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)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
murder; homicide; manslaughter
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed