private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to work hard; to work diligently
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
new student; freshman; first-year student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
engagement; business; affair; use; need
houses and inhabitants; population
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
special quality, class or grade
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
this and that; various things
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
eccentric; crank; oddball
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
application; request; petition
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)