a few years ago; some years back
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
admiration; wonder; astonishment
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
long socks; long sox; stockings; hose
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
such ... as; or some such
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
ticket window; box office; ticket
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry