one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pass (of time); to elapse
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
adds force or indicates command
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
just because; even if; even though
interference; meddling; butting in
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
estimate (of costs); budget
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
(period of) a year; during an era
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
river management; river improvement; flood control
having said that; on the other hand
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year