to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
both; both sides; both parties
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
department store; department
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
espresso (coffee); expresso
to relax; to feel at home
grandfather; male senior-citizen
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
way of justification, sorting, etc.
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to take flight; to disappear
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
constitution; rules; regulation
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself