to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
weather forecast; weather report
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
raw noodles; uncooked noodles; fresh noodles
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
(one's) current position; current location; present position
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person