nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
such; this sort of; like this
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to breathe in and breathe out
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
beautification; glorification
either way; in any case; one way or another
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
episode; anecdote; vignette
several people; a few people
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
best friend; very close friend
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
trivial; not amounting to much
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
belief; faith; adherence; espousal