prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
flight; desertion; escape
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as (for); for; in the capacity of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...