kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
imposing stance; daunting pose
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
but; however; provided that
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
you (plural); all of you; you all
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to look around; to look towards (us)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together