contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
home area; home town; local
finding employment; getting a job
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
electrically powered; electric
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to like; to love; to be fond of
junior mistress (of a bar); junior mama-san
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)