indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
stairs; stairway; staircase
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
present; gift; to give a present or gift
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
treasure chest; strongbox
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
all; entire; whole; altogether
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
number one; first; best; most; game; round
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to