various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
absorption; suction; attraction
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
loving something but being very bad at it
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
president (of a society); chairman
although I say; although one might say; although called
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
very; extremely; excessively
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
great difference; major mistake
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
on one hand; on the other hand
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy