to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should; must; -able; probably; likely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
alone; by oneself; on one's own
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
senior high school; high school
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life