to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I see; that's right; indeed
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
long ago; previous; of a former age
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
senior high school student
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after