while; during; while; although; all; both
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
health; healthy; sound; fit
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(for the) first time in one's life
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
more than anything; above all else
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe