railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
number-withheld phone calls
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hoarse voice; husky voice
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
international; diplomatic intercourse
older sister; elder sister
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
transfer to a different hospital; hospital transfer
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
just a minute; small quantity
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit