to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
company president; manager; director
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
two (long cylindrical things)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it's been a long time; long time no see
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring