invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
this and that; one thing or another
to have a talk; to tell a story
that is to say; so that means
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
yen (currency of Japan); circle
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself