half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
indicate reason; infers some protest
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to summon courage; to be brave
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
one more time; once more; once again
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
special; particular; peculiar; unique
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to like; to love; to be fond of