town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to press against each other; to huddle together
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonchalantly; without a care
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
story; tale; talk; discussion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
reopening; resumption; restarting
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
will; volition; intention; intent; determination