signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
knowing; (an) acquaintance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
rule; reign; government; governing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the other day; a few days ago
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
several years; a few years
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
absence; disregard; indifference
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
great war; great battle; world war
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
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)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)