claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
personal; individual; private
shopping; purchased goods
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to carry around; to carry on one's person
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
practice; practising; experience
for example; for instance; e.g.
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
retainer; attendant; escort
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to walk in on; to tread upon
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses