sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
elementary and middle schools
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
leaving school during a term
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
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)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
state of mind; mentality; psychology
influence; effect; impact
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting