tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
password; watchword; motto; slogan
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
retreating figure; appearance from behind
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
one edge; one end; one side
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
discovery; detection; finding
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)