materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
imagination; supposition; guess
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
that's the way it is; such is life
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
mountain climber; mountaineer
student (esp. a university student)
university student; college student
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
foreign; abroad; overseas
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
after that; afterwards; thereafter
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
major subject; special study
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy