red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to live; to reside; to inhabit
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
opening a business; opening a practice
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
several years; a few years
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
at a young age; while still young
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sympathy; empathy; response
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only