inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
of the same age; age-matched
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
like this; this sort; this way
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
originally; by nature; from the start
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hey there; I say; see here
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than