popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
really; truly; indeed; good grief
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
when; at what moment; what time
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
expression; presentation; representation; notation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
close; intimate; on good terms
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
sound of a button or switch being pressed
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)