28th day of the month; 28 days
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
"it was all a dream"-ending
last week; the week before
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
input; (data) entry; typing
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
office job; clerical work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
window-shopping; window-gazing
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
all sorts of; all kinds of
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to comfort; to console; to amuse
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
distinctive; characteristic
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
probability; likelihood; chances
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
simply; merely; only; solely
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
connection; link; relationship
firm; strong; solid; stable
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to get hungry; to become hungry