guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
female friend; woman friend
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
like that; that way; thus
to sink (into); to get depressed
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to watch steadily; to stare
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
probability; likelihood; chances
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
since when; from when; how long
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed