worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
fashion designer; couturier
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image