comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
from the beginning; from scratch
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication