back seat (of a car); rear seat
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
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
whereabout; about where; how much
like this; in this way; as you see
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at first; in the beginning; originally
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
planning stage; planning stages
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
useless; vain; aimless; idle