to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
funny story; funny anecdote
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
troubled face; worried expression
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
line; queue; procession; matrix
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
gem; jewel; precious stone
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to increase; to add to; to augment
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
one revolution; one rotation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse