one night; one evening; all night; overnight
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
opening and shutting; opening and closing
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
perfect; complete; flawless
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
since when; from when; how long
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop