board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
such ... as; or some such
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
rather; sooner; preferably
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
had better ...; had better not ...
feeling; sense; impression
main; principal; chief; primary; major
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to concern; to be related
study; research; investigation
to increase; to add to; to augment
to push aside; to push one's way through
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
manner of using one's hands
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
rest; break; recess; intermission
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end