drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
synchronization; synchronized swimming
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
by myself; in person; by oneself
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to move (house); to change residence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
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)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
overseas assignment; overseas posting
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged