to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
prospects of victory; chances of success
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to move (house); to change residence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
it is not (like that) either
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
due form; official; formality
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
materials; data; document
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(having) same family and personal name
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability