awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
go that far; to that extent
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
first meeting; first interview with
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
serious; not joking; straight
neighbourhood; neighborhood
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
opposite side; other side; other party
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
house across the street; neighbor across the street
participation; joining; entry; adherence