playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
incident; affair; happening; event
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to understand; to make out
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
patterns of thinking; train of thought
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
pre-war days; before the war
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
hotel charge; lodging expense
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)