surroundings; environs; circumference
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
the way back; the way home; return trip
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally