to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to move (house); to change residence
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trivial; not amounting to much
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have a talk; to tell a story
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
first-rate; finest quality; the best
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation