... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
married woman; another's wife
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
several people; a few people
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
nothing but; none other than
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest