apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
first thing in the morning
will not do; do not; does not
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(not) even once; (not) ever
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
there being no use in arguing (about it)