to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(together) with; -wide; including
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
together; at the same time; same; identical
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
recently; lately; these days
to be worried; to be troubled
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
branch office; police box; local police station
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
like a part of the family
to grow up; to become an adult
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to watch over; to watch attentively
physical condition; state of health
medical science; medicine
progress; advance; improvement; development
value; worth; virtue; blessing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean