to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
firm; strong; solid; stable
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
what time; (lit.) which hour
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pick up; to find; to gather
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
defense; defence; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade