confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
department store; department
subway; metro; underground (railway)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
air conditioning; air cooling
new line; new paragraph; newline; line break; line feed
about; concerning; related to; -ish
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
nothing but; except; no more than
several years; a few years
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ingrained habit; second nature
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to read (a book, etc.) over again
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
4th day of the month; four days
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
consumption; expenditure; spending
in proportion to; just as much as
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
dry field farming; dry field crop
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate