summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
royal castle; imperial castle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
while; during; while; although; all; both
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
prime minister; premier; chancellor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to control; to command; to get the better of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ago; since; before; previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)