something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
free talk; irresponsible talk
program (e.g. TV); programme
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to feel depressed; to be down
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
electricity; (electric) light
charging (electrically); electrification
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
boiled and half-dried bonito
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...