to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin to walk; to set out
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
yearned for; longed for; missed
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
day shift; day duty; day work; daily work; going to work every day
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
last week; the week before