almost; roughly; approximately
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
just because; even if; even though
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
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
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching