photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
white; correction fluid; white-out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's long-cherished desire
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ago; since; before; previous
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to rock; to shake; to swing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
that's the way it is; such is life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as is habit; the way life normally is
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
electricity; (electric) light
street; quarter; district; area