becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
student (esp. a university student)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
headquarters; head office; main office
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
shopping; purchased goods
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
had better ...; had better not ...