grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
cooler box; cooler; cool box
strike (i.e. industrial action)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
wrong; different; not like that
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
somehow; for some reason or other
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
returning from school; going home from school
even if; even though; however; no matter how
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
only; merely; but; no more than
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to collapse into; to flop onto
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar