close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
north entrance; north exit
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
starting point; point of departure
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
not limited to; not just ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason