first thing in the morning
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; entire; whole; altogether
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
singing voice; (sound of) singing