sleepover; overnight stay
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
journal; magazine; periodical
document; official papers
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
willpower; energy; vitality
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
duty; function; office; mission; task
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency