past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the other day; lately; recently
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
later on; eventually; afterwards
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
changing clothes; change of clothes
time; hour; period; class
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)