title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
study; research; investigation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
food; food products; foodstuffs
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
business; trade; operations; sales
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
rather; better; instead; if anything
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising