new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
lost article; something forgotten
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lost property; something dropped and left behind
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
police officer; policeman; policewoman
it is not (like that) either
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
any more; any further; any better; any longer
go that far; to that extent
conviction; belief; confidence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to manage something successfully; to be successful