one thin flat object; one sheet
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to get change back; to be more than enough
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
witnessing; observing; sighting
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
right side; right-hand side
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
presence; sitting with; being with
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it is I who should say so
it's been a long time; long time no see
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that