surroundings; environs; circumference
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to triumph; to be elated with success
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
holding two or more positions concurrently
hello; good day; good afternoon
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
library (usu. single-room); small library
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to repeat; to do over again
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
don't worry about it; forget about it
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
100 percent; completely; fully
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle