special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
down payment; contract money
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
dwelling; house; residence; address
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
state boundary; provincial boundary
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
soon; shortly; before long
sales promotion; hard selling
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry