clearing one's throat; cough
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just