course; route; path; process; stages
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
official announcement; proclamation
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to break the silence; to break one's silence
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
determination; resolution
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
sorry to bother you, but ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
(another's) daughter; young lady
elevator landing; elevator hall
8th day of the month; eight days
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
lock; padlock; tablet; pill