vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
sweet and sour; bittersweet
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
returning (to the authorities); restoring
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
in proportion to; according to; depending on
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions