check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
weightlessness; zero gravity
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
explosion; rupture; break off
special training; intensive training; crash course
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
major leaguer; major league player
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
one more time; once more; once again
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
bento; Japanese box lunch
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
all sorts of; all kinds of
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
Rubik's Cube; Erno Rubik's Magic Cube
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour