the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
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.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
health; healthy; sound; fit
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
middle of the night; dead of night
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(police) detective; criminal matter
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency