elder sister; effeminate man
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
passing the winter; hibernation
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
real experience; actual observations
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
keeping things tidy and in order
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
classification; categorization; sorting
want to ... do something; would like to ...
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
housewarming gift; housewarming
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
in the future; another day; later
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply