futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
living thing; organism; creature; biology
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
selection; choice; option
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in this way; thus; such; uh...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one's post; place of work; workplace
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by myself; in person; by oneself
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson