the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
prompt; immediate; in real time
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
jealousy; roasted rice cake
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
very busy (person or thing)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to arrange; to decorate; to dress; to garnish
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
these guys; these fellows
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
so; like this; in this way