to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
else; in addition; besides
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
the other day; a few days ago
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
even though; despite; when
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
participation; joining; entry
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
impossible to do (although wants to)
to have a talk; to tell a story
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(made of) leather; leather-bound
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at