grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
total (money); full amount; sum
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
how many years; how long; what year
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
play equipment; playground equipment
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...