white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
crown; diadem; bottle cap
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
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)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
military officer; naval officer
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
whispering into a person's ear
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
interruption; suspension; break
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
observation; survey; watching
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to change completely; to change suddenly
(one's) peers; people around one
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable