magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
line; queue; procession; matrix
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mapo donburi; bowl of rice topped with mapo tofu
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
single word; a few words; brief comment
feeling; sense; impression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
results; record; grades; marks
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of