railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
on the occasion of; at the time of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad