inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
area; region; district; locality
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
how; in what way; by what means
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
accurate; correct; precise; exact
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
I see; that's right; indeed
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
slightly early; just before
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons