person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
government office; public office
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(I) found it; (I) found you
split; division; break up
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to begin some form of lifestyle
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means