How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to call the roll; to take attendance
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
tide; current; tendency; trend
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
business discussion; negotiation
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger