today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
residence; housing; residential building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
new residential area; new residential development
city planning; urban planning; town planning
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hot spring district (within a town)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
this sort of; this type of
housing district; residential district
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to face; to go towards; to head towards