knowing; (an) acquaintance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be surprised; to be astonished
third day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; corporation; workplace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the teaching profession; education of laity
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
neighbourhood; neighborhood
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen