operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
simply; merely; only; solely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that is to say; so that means
to get accustomed to using
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit