first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
opening and shutting; opening and closing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
picking; collecting; harvesting
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
name; given name; first name
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
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
neighbourhood; neighborhood
close; intimate; on good terms
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to gather; to collect; to assemble
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
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
trouble; bother; annoyance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge