rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
course; route; path; process; stages
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
second-hand shop; curio shop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
cheap article; poor-quality article
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
LP (record); long-playing record; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
as a child; when one was a child
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
such; like that; that sort of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
charming; fascinating; attractive
master; teacher; stable master
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway