activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
difficult to ...; hard to ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
from now; from this moment; henceforth
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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
receptionist; reception woman
three; three years of age
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out