plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
living abroad; life overseas
overseas student; exchange student
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
takoyaki party; taco party
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to mix; to stir; to blend
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
tool; implement; means; furniture
charcoal; charred remains
control; management (e.g. of a business)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
broadband; brokers' broker
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
personal; individual; private
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
right to choose; a say; option
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to anticipate; to foresee
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents