layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
question; inquiry; enquiry
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
that's a different matter; that's a different story
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
of course; certainly; naturally
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)