serious look (on one's face); straight face
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
extended leave; long vacation
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
sympathy; compassion; pity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to be found; to be discovered
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to explain adequately; to be accountable
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to shake one's head (in denial)
to make merry; to be festive