very young; little; childish; immature
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hereabouts; around there; that area
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
compassionate; sympathetic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
loud sound; loud reverberation
shoji (paper sliding door)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing