slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
city university; municipal college
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
existence; possession; having; limited company
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
clinic; medical office; infirmary
now that; since; so long as; because
individual; private person; personal; natural person
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
by today; before the day is over
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
examining room; consultation room
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule