raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
how many people; a number of people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
central part; heart (of a city)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
housing district; residential district
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
living together (with one more person)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
common use; communal use; sharing
two by two; by twos; as a couple
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
long ago; previous; of a former age
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be overcome with emotion
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
talking while standing; standing around talking
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
understood; I see; OK; present; here
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)