by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
on and after; from ... onward; since
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
at that time; in those days
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader