office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
tourist resort; holiday resort
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
beyond this point; from now on; after this
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
rational; reasonable; logical
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
letting (someone) die without helping
honor; honour; credit; prestige
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
of course; certainly; naturally
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against