clanging; empty; deserted
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
close to the wall; alongside the wall
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
anything and everything; just about everything
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to behave well (of a child)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
next; secondly; subsequently
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to be softened; to calm down
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
nowadays; in this day and age
way (of doing); manner; method; means
review (of learned material); revision
kitchen; financial situation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
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
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
seeing off and meeting on return
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cancellation of a contract
for the present; for the time being
school district; school area
outside of; not covered by
commuting to school; school commute
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to relax; to feel at home
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)