flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
elder sister; older female friend
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
older sister and younger brother
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to complain; to make a complaint
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to be lacking in options; to be too few
place to go; place one can go
interests and preferences