shyness; bashfulness; shame
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
quiet; still; surreptitious
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
right side; right-hand side
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
salmon, saffron cod, etc. cut into thin slices while frozen
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to waste time; to kill time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly