to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stop walking; to pause
with a bustle; with a hubbub
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses