to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
big leakage; uncontained leak
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to taste; to try (food or drink)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
just a minute; small quantity
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing