first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
business plan; business schedule; project
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)