going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
street; quarter; district; area
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
society; public; community; social studies
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
absorption; suction; attraction
to pass (of time); to elapse
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pronunciation; production of sound
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
charming; fascinating; attractive
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be worried; to be troubled