hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
trouble; bother; annoyance
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
in the city; within the city
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
several minutes; a few minutes
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to keep (a person) waiting
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
seat at a table; place at a table
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
several sheets (flat objects)