skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
oracle; revelation; divine message
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
it's been a long time; long time no see
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
just because; even if; even though
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
police officer; policeman; constable
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
business; trade; operations; sales
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to go out and away; to leave
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
interchange; service interchange
area including Nagoya and Kobe
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
interchange; international; international school; inter-
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to awake from one's sleep
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth