soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
it's been a long time; long time no see
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
while; even though; despite
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
new student; freshman; first-year student
promotion; raising of status
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to attempt; to test; to try out
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
verbal message; word (from someone)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
bad influence; negative influence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
foreign; abroad; overseas
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)