priority; order of precedence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
simple honesty; tactless frankness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sincere; honest; faithful
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
creator; inventor; developer
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
of course; certainly; naturally
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all