by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
surely; certainly; without doubt
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
witnessing; observing; sighting
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
otherwise; or else; if not
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one day; (on) a certain day
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away