to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
standing; reserve; always having ready
gas station; petrol station
leadless gasoline; leadless petrol
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
hostility; antagonism; opposition
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
good performance; good work; great success
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
reaction; response; reaction