one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to head home; to leave for home
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to pick up; to find; to gather
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
several minutes; a few minutes
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)