studio apartment; studio flat
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
living by oneself; living alone
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
neighbourhood; neighborhood
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
empty lot; vacant plot of land
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
aging; wearing out; deterioration
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
explosion; rupture; break off
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to have an eye on; to zero in on