to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
neighbourhood; neighborhood
close; intimate; on good terms
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to gather; to collect; to assemble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
billboard; advertising sign
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out