to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
elopement; running away with a lover
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suffix for familiar person
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
because of; owing to; due to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
please (give me); please (do for me)
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
river; stream; River; the ... river