fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
time required; time taken; necessary time
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
festival; feast; carnival
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Japanese person; Japanese people
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to relax; to feel at home
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)