present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
musical composition; tune
offence; offense; hindrance
rather; better; instead; if anything
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to straighten up; to sit upright
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
middle of the night; dead of night
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
father and mother; parents
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
garden (esp. with trees); park
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented