firm promise; definite promise
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the whole day; all the day
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
start of work; commencement; opening
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
chestnut (horse coat color)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
seat at a table; place at a table
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
jealousy; roasted rice cake
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)