promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
evening meal; dinner; supper
deep-fried chicken (esp. marinated in a sweet ginger soy sauce before frying)
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(overnight) stay; lodging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection