credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
courting; wooing; making advances
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to be surprised; to be astonished
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to recall; to remember; to recollect
silence (not speaking); muteness
in the future; another day; later
due form; official; formality
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
study; library; den; home office; reading room
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)