to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
junior mistress (of a bar); junior mama-san
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
comic strip with dramatic story
comic books; comics; comic; comical
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
time; hour; period; class
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(police) detective; criminal matter
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
gentle; mild; meek; tender
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case