multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be worried; to be troubled
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt