to do together; to share; to participate in
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
sidewalk café; footpath café
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
both; both sides; both parties
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
one's house; one's home; one's family
traditional; customary; conventional
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse