this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
that; the matter in question
because; for; the reason why is ...
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
such; this sort of; like this
until now; so far; up to the present
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
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 have a talk; to tell a story
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
discovery; detection; finding
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
witnessing; observing; sighting
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work