direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
time; hour; period; class
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
when it becomes; when it comes to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
company; corporation; workplace
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)