tendency; trend; inclination
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the same generation; coeval
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
university hospital; teaching hospital
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
night duty; night shift; night work
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
difficult to ...; hard to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
meanwhile; in the meantime
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
overhasty; rash; premature
just because; even if; even though
screening (a movie); showing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
being startled; getting a shock
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
why; how; for what reason