to ask; to enquire; to query
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
time; hour; period; class
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
the first and second; a few
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
something or other; one thing or another; this or that