trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
function; facility; faculty; feature
reading aloud; recitation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
weave; weaving; woven item
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
main question; real issue at hand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress