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
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
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)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
first base; first baseman; one fort
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)