early stages (of a game); opening phase
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
best regards; please take care of; please do
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
(writing, painting) brush
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
telephone book; telephone directory
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in the meanwhile; during the time
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
treatment as a guest; guest
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
natural product; product of nature
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
elegance; taste; refinement