indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
greeting; a fine thing to say
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
student in a lower grade; underclassman
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
as usual; as is one's habit
hooting; jeering; heckling
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
publicity (information) activities; public relations
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
questionnaire; survey; poll
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be too numerous; to be too much
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
naturally; of course; understandably
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
1,000,000; one million; million; many
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
green light; (giving) permission; OK
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle