invitation; introduction; temptation
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
neighbourhood; neighborhood
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
clearing one's throat; cough
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
chilly; unpleasantly cold
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
the same generation; coeval
lost article; something forgotten
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence