the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
first generation; founder
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
wicked tongue; abusive language
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
preface; introduction; preamble
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
how; in what way; by what means
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be able to manage somehow or another
admiration; wonder; astonishment
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
main; principal; chief; primary; major
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
materials; data; document
minimum; at the very least
Japanese person; Japanese people
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(United States of) America; USA