coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bank; weir; embankment; levee
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
club activities; extracurricular activities
time; hour; period; class
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
another dimension; different level; whole other level
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary