cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be prolonged; to drag on
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
regret; repentance; remorse
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
morning; forenoon; just before noon
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
want to ... do something; would like to ...
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pick up; to find; to gather
low (level, value, price, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
directly; in person; firsthand