inattention; absent-mindedness
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
home delivery (of food); outside catering
regular customer; valued client
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
rare (or peculiar) animal
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to discuss; to talk together
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to cause a person trouble
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example