calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be prolonged; to drag on
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
schedule of events; calendar of events
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
corridor; hallway; passageway
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)