multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
toilet; lavatory; powder room
paste; glue; clothing starch
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to hurt; to smart; to sting
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being startled; getting a shock
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff