every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
after that; afterwards; thereafter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
while; even though; despite
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
such; this sort of; like this
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
surely (not); certainly (not)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
don't you think?; indicates question