drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
program (e.g. TV); programme
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
environment; surroundings; circumstances
the other day; lately; recently
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
planning; plan; project; arrangements
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to face; to go towards; to head towards
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to some extent; to a certain extent
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name; given name; first name
at that time; in those days