place; situation; position; location
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
name; given name; first name
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
difficult to ...; hard to ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
how; in what way; how about
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
impossible; unlikely; improbable
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of