question; inquiry; enquiry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary citizen; the general public
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fixed date; appointed day
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
building primarily containing fashion-related stores (boutiques, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
line; queue; procession; matrix
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
time; hour; period; class
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
long ago; already; a long time ago
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
feeling; sense; impression
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
leader of a charge; first to arrive
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.