naturally; of course; understandably
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to be opposite; to face each other
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
expression; look; countenance; face
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to grant someone's request
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)