reception room; parlor; parlour
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be surprised; to be astonished
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
that's the way it is; such is life
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
beyond one's means or position
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to have a talk; to tell a story
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
abuse; misuse; perversion
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)