to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but; however; provided that
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
police; police officer; police station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
expression; presentation; representation; notation
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
railroad; railway; rail transport
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
you could say; you might say; verging on the
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to refer to; to use as reference
accurate; correct; precise; exact
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
of course; certainly; naturally
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
clothes; clothing; garments
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit