to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
killing two birds with one stone
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
social networking service; SNS
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
all; entire; whole; altogether
at that time; in those days
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
at the last moment; this late in the game
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle