to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
emergency staircase; fire escape
main street; avenue; boulevard
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to look young; to seem young
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
will not do; do not; does not
to hide; to keep to oneself
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to make an appearance; to show up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
direct unforked road; straight path
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
tail lamp; taillight; rear light
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)