excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
and then; and so; and; so then
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to press against each other; to huddle together
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say