(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
evening meal; dinner; supper
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start