cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
casual speech; peer language; informal language
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
state secrets; secrets of the state
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
long time; several hours; long spell
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to cross one's mind; to occur to one