to get information out of a person; to begin listening
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
great hurry; great haste; rush
bento; Japanese box lunch
letter; missive; note; mail
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be at a loss for words
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
husband and wife; married couple
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to lose sight of; to miss
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why