confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
to be needed; to be wanted
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
it is not (like that) either
last night; yesterday evening
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
three-digit number; hundreds column
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
living room (Western style); sitting room
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
stairs; stairway; staircase
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to walk in on; to tread upon
stillness; repose; standing still
existence; possession; having; limited company
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)