early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
now; the present time; just now; another; more
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
such; this sort of; like this
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
company president; manager; director
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
how; in what way; how about
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
refund; repayment; reimbursement
duty; obligation; responsibility
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up