teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
goodbye; farewell; so long
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
foreign; abroad; overseas
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
English conversation; school for English conversation
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
how can (one) do something
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
how; in what way; by what means
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
when it comes to ...; as for ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
they; those guys; those fellows
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)