to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
your husband; her husband
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
program (e.g. TV); programme
extremely; very; really; super; so
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
department store; department
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
rest; break; recess; intermission
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant