consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
after a long time; for the first time in a while
imagination; supposition; guess
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
wherein; therein; thereinto
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
in the end; on top of that
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be helpful; to be useful
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
steering (of a boat); steerage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors