return of something; repayment
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
bill (at a restaurant); check
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
line; queue; procession; matrix
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
abundant harvest; bumper crop
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)