morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
serious; severe; grave; acute
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
button (clothing); push-button
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cruelty; hard-heartedness