the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
contract; compact; agreement
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to move (house); to change residence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to look forward to something
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity