near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
changing clothes; change of clothes
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
shopping; purchased goods
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
fourth day of the month; four days
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
January; first month of the lunar calendar
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
common people; ordinary people; masses
(social) class; rank; grade
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
birth date; date of birth; DOB
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
history of; experience of
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
control; management (e.g. of a business)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; private
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
interference; intervention; meddling