to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
pleasant feeling; good feeling
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bakery; baker; pastry shop
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across