town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
appointment; rendezvous; date
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
the other day; a few days ago
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to forget to say; to forget to mention
self-consciousness; self-awareness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
and; thereupon; because of that
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
everything; anything; nothing
beginning; clue; starting point
that's the way it is; such is life
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
way out; means to escape; escape route