but; however; provided that
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to invite in; to show someone in
for use of customers or guests
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
scenery; scene; landscape
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
astronomical figure; astronomical number
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to live; to make a living; to get on with
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
thousand years; many years