condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
photographic paper; photo paper
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
one thin flat object; one sheet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
comparatively; relatively
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
blur; blurred; indistinct
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to