sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
is that so?; I see; right; oh
sorry; excuse me; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
movie; film; motion picture
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
woman; female; feminine gender
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store