drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
job hunting; job searching
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name plate; name tag; label
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
great joy; delight; jubilation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
what kind of; what sort of; what
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close; intimate; on good terms
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who