important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
espresso (coffee); expresso
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
preparation; arrangements
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
button (clothing); push-button
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
interior design; interior; upholstery