playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
error; mistake; slip; bug
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to make sense; to be meaningful
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
8000; eight thousand; many
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
secret; private; surreptitious
preparation; arrangements
existence; possession; having; limited company
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
headquarters; head office; main office
sensual love; love affair
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of