to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sleepover; overnight stay
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
greater than ...; bigger ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to come and go; to go back and forth
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.