making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to lose one's way; to get lost
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to settle (in a place); to settle down
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to play with; to toy with; to tease
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage