very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
donation; presentation; gift
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
plump; with a thud; heavily
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
with a friendly grin; smilingly
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
don't you think?; indicates question
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
(satirical) cartoon; caricature; humorous illustration
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
set of three; three sets; three classes
overseas student; exchange student
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
will not do; do not; does not
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
how many people; a number of people
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
nothing but; except; no more than
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
filthy; dirty (looking); drab