to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to look forward to something
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to be profitable; to yield a profit
second generation; second; junior
casual speech; peer language; informal language
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
home area; home town; local
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)