to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
little by little; step by step
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
garbage day; rubbish collection day
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
training; education; development; cultivation
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent