occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
club activities; extracurricular activities
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
adds force or indicates command
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious look (on one's face); straight face
meaning; significance; sense
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the other day; a few days ago