hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
new building; new construction
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
important person; strategic person; key figure
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish