mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
two times; twice; two degrees
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
nice person; good-natured person
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
one day; (on) a certain day
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded