far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to state; to express; to mention
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to move forward; to move on
the same; the said; likewise
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
clapping and cheering; applause
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on