railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
already known; well-known
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
people; men and women; each person; everybody