to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
company president; manager; director
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to replace; to move; to change the position of
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
already known; well-known
present (brought by a visitor); gift
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
mental image; mental picture; image
to become better; to improve
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
speech and conduct; words and deeds
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
this occasion; at this time; now
depending on; dependent on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to relax; to feel at home
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
courteous; decorous; polite
admiration; wonder; astonishment
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
several minutes; a few minutes