where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
loud shout; excited cheering
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
regret; repentance; remorse
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
junior high school student; middle school pupil
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to have one's horizons broadened
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
decision; determination; resolution