Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tension; mental strain; nervousness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
running away; escaping on foot
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
correction; revision; amendment
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)