chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
presence; sitting with; being with
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
age thirty; one's thirties
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
in the face of; in defiance of
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
moment by moment; hour by hour
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
bygones; the past; past event
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade