to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
action of making something; -ification
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
when you get to the destination
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first meeting; first interview with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
it is I who should say so
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
invitation; introduction; temptation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
celebrating recovery from illness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...