it's none of your business; it's not your concern
setting a place; setting the table
when; how soon; how long until
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
no!; no no!; no, not at all
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
literally; to the letter; literal
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
this and that; various things
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
storefront; front of a store
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)