setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to make coffee; to brew coffee
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
freshly ground (coffee, pepper, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
contradiction; inconsistency
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
main cause; primary factor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
regret; repentance; remorse
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
after staying up all night
different person; another person; someone else; changed man