leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
living in a group; communal living; community life
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
in that way; like that; that way
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
fine weather; fair weather
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to relax; to feel at home
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)