minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
plural; multiple; several
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
how; in what way; by what means
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
many children; large family
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to squeeze out; to wring out
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
every person; each one; everybody
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning