polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
on the way back; when about to go back
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
primary school; elementary school; grade school
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
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.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Western food; Western-style food
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trip abroad; overseas travel