unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
how; in what way; in what manner
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
neighbourhood; neighborhood
workshop; studio; atelier
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
convenience store lunch box
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
proposal; proposition; suggestion
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
amusement (recreational) facilities
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate