silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to summon courage; to be brave
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
light; easy; non-serious; minor
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pleasant feeling; good vibes
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
the way one works; one's working manner
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
investigation; research; looking something up
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
ability; performance; efficiency
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding