what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
everybody; every last one of them; all
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
look!; there!; here!; that is
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
accounting; administration (of money)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
stomach ache; abdominal pain