in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to be lacking in options; to be too few
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
had better ...; had better not ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to push aside; to push one's way through
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
nth district of a town; nth city block
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
smoothly; easily; readily
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
outsider; someone outside of a group
pointing out; identification
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal