to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
commuting to school; school commute
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
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 popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
selection; choice; option
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
just managing; with great difficulty
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)