platform; home; home base; home plate
university student; college student
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
good feeling; feeling good
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to increase; to add to; to augment
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
many; a lot; much; multitude
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
using every trick (in the book)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
contours of one's body; figure
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance