one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
passing through; through passage
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
half the body; half length
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
reading partway; leaving half-read
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
great difference; major mistake
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to become empty; to be emptied
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to lay aside; to set aside
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
since when; from when; how long
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
low spirits; depressed heart
to speak; to say; to vocalize
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire