residence; housing; residential building
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
please be careful; please take care
weather forecast; weather report
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
don't you think?; indicates question
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize; to apologise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
bureau director; office chief
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
beginning; outset; first; onset
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; like that; that sort of; very
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to