around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
time; hour; period; class
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
yen (currency of Japan); circle
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all-in price; all-inclusive price; package price
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
late at night; at a late hour
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
5th day of the month; five days
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
lately; recently; these days
being open but having virtually no business
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...