I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
story; tale; talk; discussion
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(period of) a year; during an era
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to graduate from a university
finding employment; getting a job
human relations; personal relationships
failure; mistake; blunder
neighbourhood; neighborhood
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
along the river; riverside
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate