near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
family; members of a family
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
major cleanup; spring cleaning
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
Niigata (city, prefecture)
the masses; common people
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have a talk; to tell a story
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
home area; home town; local
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)