chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sunlight filtering through trees
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
regret; repentance; remorse
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to happen to meet; to come across
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make merry; to be festive
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
rather; sooner; preferably
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
main cause; primary factor
proposal; offer; request; application
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
charging (electrically); electrification
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
big thanks; great gratitude
moderate; proper; just right
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon