recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
briskly with small steps; trotting
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
window-gazing; window-shopping
window; window (shop display)
shopping; purchased goods
to have meaning; to be meaningful
no, not like that (but like this)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
public telephone; pay phone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
preface; introduction; preamble
main cause; primary factor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
how many people; a number of people
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly