tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
failure; mistake; blunder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
a Buddha; deceased person
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
middle of the night; dead of night
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to close (one's eyes); to shut
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case