to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to return a favor (favour); to repay
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be helpful; to be useful
two (long cylindrical things)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
television program; TV program
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
difference; variation; difference
what time; (lit.) which hour
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
what's what; heads or tails
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview