substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you (plural); all of you; you all
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in the morning; during the morning
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
fifth day of the month; five days
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
letter; missive; note; mail
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be absorbed in reading
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity