obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
last night; yesterday evening
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
name; given name; first name
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
scholarship; scientific attainments
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to collect; to assemble; to gather
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
annotation; explanatory note; comment
spirit; heart; disposition
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
angrily; in a huff; in anger
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility