face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
surely; certainly; without doubt
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
working; in operation; running; active
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
last days; the end; one's fate
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
don't worry; no worries; never mind
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to relax; to feel at home
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to