going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
close; intimate; on good terms
rather; sooner; preferably
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lease agreement; rental contract
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
it's been a long time; long time no see
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
river; stream; River; the ... river
after a long time; for the first time in a while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
speech; words; one's lines; remarks