one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
earnings from a part-time job
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; by what means
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...