the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
changing clothes; change of clothes
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; close; beside; third person
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)