home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
physical condition; state of health
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
follow-up (tracing) survey
go that far; to that extent
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
at least; at most; (even) just
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry