calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
together; at the same time; same; identical
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)