to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be found; to be discovered
working for a company; being employed by a company
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
the same generation; coeval
to have a talk; to tell a story
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
drinking party; get-together
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
very popular; highly favoured
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated