comparatively; relatively
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
automatic; intransitive verb
to become locked; to lock
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
several minutes; a few minutes
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
it's not like; it isn't as if
store; shop; storing (data in memory, etc.); stoa (classical Greek colonnade or portico); Stoic (school)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
what kind of; what sort of; what
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)