to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to look forward to something
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be powered on; to be turned on
both; both sides; both parties
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
elopement; running away with a lover
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
while running; while moving; in motion
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
100,000; hundred thousand
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown