claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
light brown; golden brown; tan
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
presence (impressive quality)