to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
drinking party; get-together
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to gather; to collect; to assemble
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
junior high school student; middle school pupil
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
in that way; thus; so; so?