to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
the world in general; society; convention
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to accept (a thing) with thanks
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
weekly publication; weekly magazine
performer; entertainer; celebrity
article; news story; report; account
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
job hunting; job searching
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship