spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
near; nearby; not far off
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
power; might; authority; influence
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
sympathy; compassion; pity
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
in succession; one after another
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
study; research; investigation
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
school festival; campus festival