free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
recently; lately; these days
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
this and that; one thing or another
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
eccentric; crank; oddball
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
periodic; regular; routine
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
behind; in the rear; in back
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
alone; by oneself; on one's own