employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
overseas student; exchange student
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the same generation; coeval
general; popular; common; typical
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
control; management (e.g. of a business)
business; work; operations; service; duties
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
practical problem; practical matter
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)