to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
that's true; of course; obviously
of course; certainly; naturally
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
on one hand; on the other hand
manners; courtesy; etiquette
order; sequence; procedure
a little bit; a little while
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally