many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
old friend; familiar face
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
difficult to ...; hard to ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
street; quarter; district; area
sense of values; values; value system
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
greeting; a fine thing to say
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
international; diplomatic intercourse
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do