evening; night; nighttime
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
such; like that; that sort of; very
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how; in what way; by what means
go that far; to that extent
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to pass (of time); to elapse
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days