won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to spend time (on doing something)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to be softened; to calm down
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
surroundings; circumference
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to accept; to receive; to agree
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment