pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
French; French food; French cuisine
how; in what way; in what manner
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
waste of time; killing time
close; intimate; on good terms
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
retort; back talk; backchat
earnings from a part-time job
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)