the other day; a few days ago
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
mass; setting of the ordinary of the mass (Kyrie, Credo, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
program (e.g. TV); programme
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
village office; local administration office in a village
to employ; to hire; to charter
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
study; diligence; discount; reduction
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
wandering; rambling; roaming
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
eccentric; crank; oddball