yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
prime minister; premier; chancellor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to throw open; to leave open
to face on; to look out on to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
line; queue; procession; matrix