casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be surprised; to be astonished
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
beginning; outset; first; onset
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
company; corporation; workplace
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pick up; to find; to gather
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
simply; merely; only; solely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become