oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
setting off (on a trip); departure
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
birth date; date of birth; DOB
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
older sister; elder sister
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
single-mother household; fatherless family
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
at work; in the midst of work; working
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
March; third month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly