to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
living room (Western style); sitting room
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
letter; missive; note; mail
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dark of the night; darkness of the night
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation