messenger; envoy; emissary
while; during (the time when)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
closely-guarded secret; top secret
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
after a long time; for the first time in a while
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
incident; affair; happening; event
in succession; one after another
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to blow off; to be blown off
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
moment; brief space of time
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
silence; stillness; quietness
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
world; society; people; the public
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
popular name; common name; given name
another; different; something else
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
individual; private person; personal; private
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
check; restraint; oppression; suppression