origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
living room (Western style); sitting room
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(some) more; even more; longer; further
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one room apartment; studio apartment
convenient; handy; useful
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
book; volume; this; present; main; head
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
human relations; personal relationships
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
clear; precise; definite; distinct
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
future (usually near); prospects
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
it is not (like that) either
sense of values; values; value system
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire