prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
not caring; not giving a damn
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be worried; to be troubled
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
something like ...; something called ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date