boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
genuine article; real thing; real deal
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
last night; yesterday evening
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
about when; about what time; how soon
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
silence (not speaking); muteness
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to talk; to chat; to chatter
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
sounding each other out; probing each other
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to have an eye on; to zero in on