drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to entertain; to make welcome
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be in complete attendance
Japanese person; Japanese people
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
to feel; to sense; to experience
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do