to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
student teacher; trainee teacher
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
going home from work; on the way home from work
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
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
man; male; masculine gender
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
neighboring village; neighbouring village
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
imagination; supposition; guess
scene; spectacle; sight; view
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
environment; circumstance