granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
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; 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
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
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
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...