halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
human relations; personal relationships
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to recall; to remember; to recollect
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to feel; to sense; to experience
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
close; intimate; on good terms
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively