cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
after a long time; for the first time in a while
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
downhill grade; downgrade
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to set (sun); to become dark
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to go past; to pass; to pass by
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
house; dwelling; human habitation
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
of course; certainly; naturally
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
from the viewpoint of; according to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
domestically produced car
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand