first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
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
second-round interview; second-stage interview
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
world; society; people; the public
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
new building; new construction
public holiday; celebration (of)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
too (much); overly; excessively
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan