recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to close (one's eyes); to shut
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
street-level store; shop facing the street
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to mix; to stir; to blend
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)