was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
degree of relative priority
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
being startled; getting a shock
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
great laughter; burst of laughter
pride; dignity; self-respect
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger