honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
peace preservation; security; safety
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first thing in the morning
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to pass (of time); to elapse
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown