multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
family; members of a family
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to move (house); to change residence
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
such ... as; or some such
working away from the office
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to give a broad grin; to smirk
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
almost every day; almost daily
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)