performer; entertainer; actor
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
complete; whole; perfect; safe
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
question; inquiry; enquiry
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
every single word and phrase; word by word
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
charming; fascinating; attractive
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
lost property; something dropped and left behind
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ingredient; component; composition
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
booking; reservation; making a booking
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
last; final; end; conclusion; rust