in comparison to; rather than
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lost article; something forgotten
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
seeing off and meeting on return
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
inside one's heart; in one's mind
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
trivia; snippet of knowledge
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
as everyone knows; needless to point out