the other day; a few days ago
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
simultaneous; all at once
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; even though; despite
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque