to be helpful; to be useful
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to pick up; to find; to gather
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
contract; compact; agreement
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to like; to love; to be fond of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
interpreter-guide; guide-interpreter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
in the meanwhile; during the time
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
postcard; memo; note; card
one thin flat object; one sheet
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
declaration; proclamation; announcement