to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
present continuous tense; present progressive form
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
name; given name; first name
anything and everything; just about everything
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
loveable; very likeable; like very much
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on