(Japanese-style) living room
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to talk; to chat; to chatter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wherein; therein; thereinto
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
physical condition; state of health; shape
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
single word; a few words; brief comment
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
top of the head; crown of the head
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
how; in what way; in what manner