to discuss; to talk together
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
certainly; surely; definitely
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
every month; monthly; month by month
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
store name; shop name; restaurant name
so-and-so; who?; which people?
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch