resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
beginning; outset; first; onset
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sensual love; love affair
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
future (usually near); prospects
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to cause someone to worry
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to badger; to pester; to beg
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
literary woman; talented woman
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be selected (from among many people)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively