straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
observation; survey; watching
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
main street; avenue; boulevard
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
high heels; high-heeled shoes
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
street parking; on-street parking
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
smooth (i.e. without problems)
somehow; for some reason or other
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes