to choose; to select; to pick (out)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
your address; your place of residence
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
boiled and half-dried bonito
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
national road; national highway
to slide into; to slip into
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
increase in production; production increase
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
more than usual (usu. time)