shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
long ago; a long time ago; already
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fast-talking; rapid talking
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
opposite side; opposition
vocal sound; tone of voice
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
children's song; nursery song
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
chorus; singing in a chorus
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt