friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
front; frontage; facade; main
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
one's post; place of work; workplace
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to have meaning; to be meaningful
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
never mind!; don't worry about it
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
one day; (on) a certain day
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of