coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
coincident with; while; simultaneously
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
directly opposite; right in front
casual speech; peer language; informal language
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
club activities; extracurricular activities
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be opposite; to face each other
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner