bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
appearance; figure; shape; form
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
side table; bedside table
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
courteous; decorous; polite
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
something or other; anything
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
while alive; during one's lifetime
authenticity; credibility
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
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)
cookware; cooking utensil
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone