clearing one's throat; cough
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
upper half of the body; upper body
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
very young; little; childish; immature
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to photograph; to take a picture
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
front; frontage; facade; main
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings