seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
primary school; elementary school; grade school
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to telephone; to make a phone call
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
proposed site; site chosen
safety zone; traffic island
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
LINE (instant messaging software)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you